Sufjan Stevens - John Wayne Gacy, Jr.

Sufjan Stevens has one of those voices that's simply amazing and gives me goosebumps every time I hear it.

Those goosebumps really kick in when I listen to the lyrics of this song.

It's a beautiful sounding song with a very scary topic which tells the story of one of America's most horrific prolific serial killers.

Over six years Gacy Jr raped and murdered 33 young men, 26 of which were found buried in the crawl space under his house, three others were buried elsewhere on his property while four more were discarded in a river. Gacy was a well respected community member who did lots of charity work and dressed as a clown.

DON'T TRUST CLOWNS!

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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Stagger Lee

I saw a documentary the other night about classic Aussie albums and the album being featured was Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Murder Ballards from back in 96.

The album was their ninth studio recording, and each song was themed with the crimes and consequences of passion.

Stagger Lee, started out as a smooth bass line, and slowly the Bad Seeds added bit by bit, and after an hour of jamming, they had a 'killer' song.

This song (and album) is simply amazing. Nick Cave is a true poet and wordsmith, and the genre that the album follows shows him in all his glory. Powerful, sad, emotional, dark, passionate, Cave has got it all.


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